Smiths Medical announced today that it has landed a federal contract to produce more than 78 million syringe-and-needle units and $20 million in federal funding to expand its Keene, N.H. plant to produce them. The Plymouth, Minn.-based company said it received an order for 78.6 million syringe-and-needle units and that BARDA and the Joint Program […]
HHS spending $347m to boost supply of COVID-19 vaccine, treatment vials
The U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) and Dept. of Defense (DoD) announced a joint effort to increase manufacturing for vials earmarked for COVID-19-related drugs and vaccines. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), as part of HHS, collaborated with DoD to provide funding for U.S.-based companies Corning Inc. and SiO2 Materials […]
Molex taps former Ecolab SVP to run its medical business, including Phillips-Medisize
Paul Chaffin — most recently SVP of enterprise initiatives at Ecolab — has become SVP in charge of Molex’s Medical and Pharmaceutical Solutions division, including contract manufacturing giant Phillips-Medisize. Chaffin will report to Molex CEO Joe Nelligan and will be a member of the company’s Global Leadership Team. Get the full story on our sister […]
Phillips-Medisize expands Denmark site
Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, announced today that it has expanded its Global Innovation and Development site in Struer, Denmark. The Hudson, Wis.–based company — a contract manufacturing giant in the drug delivery device space — plans to open a dedicated Manufacturing Development and Clinical build unit in Stuer by the second quarter of 2020. Get […]
Phillips-Medisize wins contract for wearable combination product
Phillips-Medisize said today that it entered into an agreement with an unnamed biotechnology company to manufacture a wearable, electronic-enabled combination product for subcutaneous drug delivery. The hockey puck-sized product is designed as a disposable, single-use combination device that can be worn near the infusion site for two days or adhere to the patient’s body with […]
7 MD&M East exhibitors you need to know
MD&M East is one of the largest medical device manufacturing events on the East Coast. Its organizer Informa Markets expects more than 8,000 advanced manufacturing professionals at this year’s event – June 11–13 in New York City. A show such as MD&M East allows officials from medtech companies large and small to network with the constellation […]
Phillips-Medisize Arkansas plant expands medtech capacity
Phillips-Medisize said today that it now has FDA-compliant manufacturing space in the Little Rock, Ark. plant of its parent company, Molex. The 380,000-square-foot facility is now fully compliant with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) regulations (21 CFR part 820) enforced by the FDA. The plant can now be used for Phillips-Medisize’s medical manufacturing services, including […]
Contracting drug delivery device development: 5 things you need to know
AdrenaCard Pharmaceuticals is a Minneapolis-based startup developing what it touts as a small, easy-to-use epinephrine injector. As with many young medical device companies, it’s founders have had to rely on contracted talent. AdrenaCard’s CTO Chris Kuehn had a few tips and lessons learned to share this morning at the Design of Medical Devices Conference at […]
ProMed Pharma, DSM partner to use polymers to deliver drugs
ProMed Pharma and DSM Biomedical recently announced a business development partnership focused on polymeric drug delivery. The collaboration combines ProMed’s micromolding and extrusion capabilities in conjunction with DSM’s biomedical polyurethanes, polyurethaneureas, and bioerodible amino acid-based polyesteramides. Get the full story on our sister site Medical Design & Outsourcing.
West turns to Swissfillon for clinical filling of SmartDose drug delivery platform
West recently announced that it is forming a partnership with Swissfillon AG in which Swissfillon will provide fill-finish capabilities to customers using West’s proprietary SmartDose drug delivery platform. The partnership, which West announced last month at PharmaPack 2019 in Paris, will enable West to deliver filled Daikyo Crystal Zenith cartridges for the SmartDose wearable injector. […]
